Shinto’s strongest prayer

“I ・KA・ SHI ・TE・ I ・TA・ DA ・I・ TE A・ RI ・GA ・TO・ U・ GO・ ZA・ I ・MA・ SU” , meaning ” Thank you so much for keeping us alive” in English, becomes the strongest congratulatory address from now on. Magic words have their own expiry dates and vary in intensity depending on eras. Kotodama（言霊）, a spirit residing in words, is alive, so changes when an era does.

mean 意味する

keep A alive Aを生かしておく

congratulatory address 祝文

from now on 今から

magic word 呪文

expiry date 賞味期限

vary 様々である

depend on A Aに依る

era 時代

reside 内在する

alive 生きている

There are often cases that magic words or congratulatory address past its expiration not only have lost its own power but also attract spiritual grime and defilement because they have been used so many times by many spiritual businesses.

case 場合

expiration 期限切れ

not only A but also B AだけでなくBも

attract 引き付ける

grime 垢

defilement 穢れ

so many times 何度も

This is one of the causes of modern religions having lost its practical power. The repetition of the words “I ・KA・ SHI ・TE・ I ・TA・ DA ・I・ TE A・ RI ・GA ・TO・ U・ GO・ ZA・ I ・MA・ SU” in your mind in daily lives would change you and promote your spiritual progress. Why don’t you give it a try?